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Colonial Period
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Harvard College
Harvard College, the first higher education institution is established in Newtowne (now Cambridge), Massachusetts. -
the Massachusettes Act of 1647
Known as the Old Deluder Satan Act.
A landmark piece of legislation that required every town with more than 50 households to hire a teacher of reading and writing.
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Latin Grammar School
The first Latin Grammar School (Boston Latin School) is established to help wealthy boys prepare for the ministry or law. -
First English Academy
Benjamin Franklin helps to establish the first "English Academy" in Philadelphia with a curriculum that focused on practical skills, including courses like math, navigation and bookeeping.
Open to boys and girls
The academy eventually became the University of Pennsylvania. -
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Early National Period
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Land Ordinance of 1785
It specified that land was to be divided into townships consisting of 36 one-square-mile sections, with income from one section reserved for support of public education.
Federal government was not directly involved in governing or operating schools, but it provided material support for schools and education. -
U.S. Constitution
Bill of Rights' first amendment prohibited the government from passing legislation to establishany one official religion over another, principlr known as separation of church and state -
The Young Ladies Academy
the first academy for girls in America. -
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Common School Movement
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English Classical School
free secondary school for students not planning to attend college. -
Horace Mann and Common School Movement
Horace Mann , secretary of Massachuesettes State Board of Education was the first state school superindentent that wanted Common Schools.
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First Normal School
The first state funded school specifically for teacher education (then known as "normal" schools) opens in Lexington, Massachusetts -
Compulsory-attendance law
Massachusetts enacts the first mandatory attendance law. -
The National Teachers Association
now the National Education Association, is founded by forty-three educators in Philadelphia. -
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The Modern Era
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Compulsory School Attendance Laws
Compulsory school attendance laws specified a minimum and a maximum age between which attendance was required, and the minimum period of attendance. They also provided penalties and procedures for non-compliance and listed the conditions under which individuals could be exempted
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Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
Supreme Court ruled that "seperate but equal" policies are inherently unequal -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
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No Child Left Behind Act
a United States Act of Congress provided help for disadvantaged students.
NCLB supports standards-based education reform based on the premise that setting high standards and establishing measurable goals can improve individual outcomes in education. This Act requires states to develop assessments in basic skills and to get funded after tests.
